%0 Journal Article
%T Predictors of job satisfaction among doctors, nurses and auxiliaries in Norwegian hospitals: relevance for micro unit culture
%A Unni Krogstad
%A Dag Hofoss
%A Marijke Veenstra
%A Per Hjortdahl
%J Human Resources for Health
%D 2006
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1478-4491-4-3
%X Cross-sectional survey data from hospital staff working clinically at inpatient hospital wards in Norway in 2000.Linear regression models predicting job satisfaction for the three professions were compared. First, five domains of hospital work were examined for general job satisfaction. Based on the result of the first regression, five items concerning local leadership were explored in a second regression.A total of 1814 doctors, nurses and auxiliaries working at 11 Norwegian hospitals responded (overall response rate: 65%). The only domain of work that significantly predicted high job satisfaction important for all groups was positive evaluation of local leadership. Both steps of analyses suggested that professional development is most important for doctors. For registered nurses, experiencing support and feedback from the nearest superior was the main explanatory variable for job satisfaction. Job satisfaction of auxiliaries was equally predicted by professional development and local leadership. The results are discussed and interpreted as reflections of cultural values, loyalties and motivation.The professional values of medicine, the organizational and holistic skills of nurses and the practical experience of auxiliaries should all be valued in the building of interdependent micro teams.In recent years the link between hospital quality, organizational culture and management has received increasing attention in the United States of America [1-4] as well as in Europe [5-7]. Reflecting the restructuring programmes of health services organizations at the macro level, most of the literature on hospital organization and management has related to the level of the institution or above. In the United States, however, there has been a movement towards focusing on the local levels of organizations, with the argument that no system can be better than the microsystems of which it is composed [8-12]. Research on the function and culture of microsystems is scarce, however.Micr
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